Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald promised the country’s newest gardaí that they are entering into a force that will be “transformed” in the coming years.
The minister, who was joined by Garda Commissioner Noirin O’Sullivan, was speaking at the passing out ceremony at the garda college in Templemore where 99 student garda completed their training – the first new recruits to join since 2009.
A gang that steals cars by pretending to be gardai in an unmarked vehicle with a flashing blue light has struck again at the weekend.
The fraudsters drive behind a car in a secluded area in darkness and activate the blue light instructing the car in front to stop. They then ask the driver to stand out of the vehicle before driving away from the scene.
A proposal to have gay marriage legalised in Northern Ireland has been rejected.
It is the fourth time the divisive issue has been defeated at the Stormont Assembly and comes hours after under-pressure DUP health minister Jim Wells resigned amid controversy over remarks about same sex relationships.
A BID to secure the release of three men jailed for drugs offences arising out of a recent landmark court decision has failed.
The President of the High Court, Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns, dismissed applications for the release of the three, serving sentences for possession of certain drugs, because they claimed the substances they were found with were not legally prohibited at the time they were arrested.
A new CAO points system for college entry is set to be introduced for students sitting the Leaving Certificate in 2017.
One key change aims to reward students who take higher level papers but narrowly miss a “pass”, by awarding points for a mark of between 30-39pc on an “honours” paper.
An Post could end up throwing away letters that don’t have enough postage paid on them under new terms it wants to impose on customers.
And consumers could end up insuring letters to carry cash but get nothing back if the mail gets lost.
The jury in the trial of a woman accused of helping her friend take her own life has been ordered to find her not guilty on two of the three charges against her.
Following legal argument at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Patrick McCartan ordered the jury to acquit Gail O’Rorke (43) of ordering a lethal dose of barbiturates from Mexico which were later taken by Bernadette Forde (51) to end her life.
Ireland has a “better and more independent class” of judge now than when he started out in criminal law some 50 years ago, Mr Justice Paul Carney has said.
Mr Justice Carney, the country’s most senior criminal judge, made the remarks during his last sitting at the Four Courts today after warm tributes were paid to him in a ceremony concluding with a standing ovation.
Comments by a Supreme Court judge on a matter of law could have implications for many hundreds of distressed mortgages loaned by the former Bank of Scotland(Ireland).
At the end of 2010 a cross-border merger took place between Bank of Scotland Ireland (BOSI) and Bank of Scotland. As a result, BOSI ceased to exist. Since then, some of the mortgage business of the former BOSI has been sold on to other international finance companies, while the rest of the loans remain on the books of Bank of Scotland.
Ulster Bank has issued criminal proceedings against people who failed to pay back money withdrawn fraudulently while the bank was experiencing a software failure, a court has heard.